The Turkish government on Sunday sacked more than 18,000 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups, as it prepared to lift the state of emergency in the wake of the 2016 failed coup. Nearly 9,000 police officers, 6,000 members of the military and 199 academics from across Turkey are among…

Israel closed its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Monday over weeks of fires at farms caused by kites and balloons carrying firebombs from the Palestinian enclave. The arson attacks have led to increasing alarm among Israeli residents and farmers near the blockaded Gaza Strip and demands that…

The California Supreme Court ruling, which overturns a lower court decision, means that Internet companies such as review-site Yelp cannot be held responsible for third-party comments that appear on its platform.

Austin Romine left Saturday’s 11-0 loss to the Red Sox in the seventh inning with tightness in his left hamstring. An MRI exam after the game was negative and Romine is listed as day-to-day, but the Yankees hardly can afford to be without Romine for long — especially since Gary…